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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Doctor P - Big Boss as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cristo moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Cristo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan tries to clinch but Cristo moves out of range.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that Cristo sees coming a mile off.
Cristo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Cristo.
Cristo avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cristo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morgan.
Cristo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cristo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cristo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cristo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Cristo.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Cristo keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Morgan scores with a four punch combination!
Cristo drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Cristo blocks the leg kick.
Morgan tries to clinch
and Cristo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Cristo is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristo stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cristo tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Cristo does no damage.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cristo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cristo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kenneth Morgan has been cut.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Cristo moves away and avoids it.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Cristo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Cristo circles away.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Cristo jumps back.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Cristo is out of range.
Cristo swinging wildly here.
Cristo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cristo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cristo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristo tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan wants to clinch but Cristo slips to the side
and Cristo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morgan!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morgan wants to control but Cristo is having none of it.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cristo's head.
Cristo throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cristo counters by clinching up.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Cristo controls the action.
Cristo prevents a body shot from Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Cristo avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Cristo misses with a body punch.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Cristo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Morgan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cristo walks into a left hand.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Cristo's head back.
Kenneth Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cristo tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morgan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cristos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cristo lands with a good body shot.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cristo blocks the body kick.
Kenneth Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cristo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Cristo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Cristo moves away and avoids it.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Morgan lands.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Cristo off the cage and back into range.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Cristo slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Cristo saw that one coming.
Cristo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
Cristo pulls guard effortlessly.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Cristo blocks nicely.
Morgan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cristo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morgan has Cristo in his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cristo gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Cristo circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan sizes up Cristo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cristo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cristo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cristo shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Cristo. Those never looked like landing.
Cristo slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Cristo circles away.
Cristo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morgan.
Michael Cristo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cristo doesn't seem phased though.
Cristo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Cristo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cristo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cristo.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Cristo counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cristo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Cristo takes one to the chin there.
Morgan tests Cristo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cristo misses with the combination.
Cristo swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Cristo moves away and avoids it.
Cristo blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Cristo swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan stalks Cristo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cristo's face. Cristo staggers backwards, shaken.
Cristo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Cristo avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Cristo throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Cristo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cristo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cristo lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cristo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Cristo fails to land the takedown.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cristo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cristo counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Cristo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cristo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Cristo moved away.
Cristo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cristo misses with a head kick.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cristo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cristo misses the target.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Cristo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan punishes Cristo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stalks Cristo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cristo's face. Cristo staggers backwards, shaken.
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Cristo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cristo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Cristo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan tries to clinch but Cristo moves away
and Cristo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cristo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Cristo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Cristo.
Cristo throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Cristo misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Cristo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cristo throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan scores with a jab.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cristo circles away.
Donk. Morgan catches Cristo right on the button with a cross.
Cristo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Cristo circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cristo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Cristo circles away.
Cristo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Cristo misses.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
Cristo staying out of range there.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Cristo keeps it at a distance.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Cristo.
Morgan wants to clinch
enabling Cristo to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cristo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cristo defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenneth Morgan.
I think Cristo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Michael Cristo!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Michael Cristo!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Michael Cristo!
Michael Cristo wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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